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This has been a pain in the butt more than anything else while working on machines. Holding the iron, solder, wire and switch all in one hand does not work. I try to bend the wires, hold things between finger. How do you guys do this by yourself? Do any of you use the Multi-arm clip things to hold in place while working?
Quoted from Deaconblooze:I was curious how people go about this when I was trying to solder a new VUK switch on TSPP, last night. The new switch didn't have the holes in the post, which made it particularly challenging with the limited amount of wire slack, and the cramped, awkward space.
This is what I'm talking about. I would love to have alligator clips on each end of a firm bendable wire that I could adjust to hold things together.
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